Date:  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 16:03:34 -0500

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: contempt vs. content



> I, who have lived primarily in the western states (CA, WA, and UT),

> had only heard the "content" version. Are both versions in common

> usage now or has one of us merely misheard something?



The only one I've ever heard is "familiarity breeds contempt." Until

now if I had heard somebody say "familiarity breeds content," I would

have assumed the person was playing around with the expression for fun.



  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)

   native Mississippian still in Mississippi (with a few years spent

   in other Southern states)